'I had no idea where I was, or which way I was facing,' said Brendon Pingel after his terrifying multiple rollover at Queensland Raceway on Saturday.

Lockyer Valley-based Pingel, the defending Aussie Racing Cars champion, was launched into a terrifying series of rollovers mid-race while the Aussie Racing Car supported the V8 Supercars at the Coates Hire Ipswich Supersprint.

Speaking exclusively to the QT, Pingel said of all the crashes in his motorsport career, this one 'probably hurt the least'.

"I think I got a 9.5 out of 10 for the landing, but I reckon the judges would only have given me a seven for some of the flips," he said.

"I had no idea what was going on, I didn't know what happened until I saw the replay later."After watching the video replay, Pingel was able to reconstruct the terrifying crash.

"It was a restart after a safety car period, we were all bunched up, and there was a spin in front of me.

"I had already planned my escape route, I was ready to go rallycrossing on the outside of Turn 1 if I needed to, when the car beside me gave me a touch on the right rear."

With the car already leaning towards the outside of the corner, it did not take much more to launch it into a rollover.

The defending series champion said the team now faces an 'uphill battle' to repair the car for the next race at Sydney Motorsport Park, in seven weeks time.

"Then we are racing in New Zealand for the final round, so there is a lot of work to be done, it is going to be tough."

Pingel said the whole front of the car needs to be replaced, from the firewall forwards.

"It will be a total rebuild, the whole car needs to stripped, the gearbox is buggered, the whole front end will need a re-do, the suspension was badly damaged.

"We will cut the front off, from the cabin forward."

The rear of the car fared better, with only component damage, Pingel said.

"The rear Panhard Rod broke the mount off the differential, it is very easy to fix, and the differential and drive shafts need rebuilding, but they are all replaceable parts."

With just two rounds remaining in the series, Pingel said his title defence has taken 'a big hit'.

"I am now in fifth, 12 points behind the leader, so I am highly unlikely to retain my title, but I am now aiming to be in the top three at the end of the year.

"The last three rounds there have been a lot of contacts (with other drivers) that have cost me a lot of points, but this is the worst so far."

Pingel said the rebuild will hurt the team financially, with the cost of the crash still being tallied up, and the hunt was on for additional sponsors.

Pingel started the weekend with the car in pristine condition, it was not to stay that way.James Smith

"We certainly hadn't budgeted for this crash, fixing it will require a lot more money, but the incident has generated a lot of publicity, but we still need to get back on track for the last two rounds."